• 
• See all for NASDAQ.com News
• View Print Version

• Fitch Places Ally Financial on Stable Ratings Outlook Following ResCap Settlement
• 3rd UPDATE: Ally Financial to Pay $2.1 Billion in Settlement With ResCap, Creditors
• 2nd UPDATE: Ally Financial to Pay $2.1 Billion in Settlement With ResCap, Creditors

• AIG 53% Rate It
• MCY 0% Rate It
• TRV 60% Rate It

Mercury General Corporation ( MCY ) has announced an ex-dividend date of December 11, 2012 and a cash dividend payment of $0.6125 per share scheduled for December 27, 2012. Shareholders who purchased MCY stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This represents an 0.41% increase over the prior quarter. At the current stock price of $42.48, the dividend yield is 5.77%.

The previous trading day's last sale of MCY was $42.48, representing a -9.15% decrease from the 52 week high of $46.76 and a 17.97% increase over the 52 week low of $36.01.

MCY is a part of the Finance sector, which includes companies such as American International Group, Inc. ( AIG ) and The Travelers Companies, Inc. ( TRV ). MCY's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $3.9. Zacks Investment Research reports MCY's forecasted earnings growth in 2012 as -26.64%, compared to an industry average of 6%.

For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the MCY Dividend History page.

Related Stocks Articles

• 
  Video Game Sales Plunge in April - Analyst Blog
  5/24/2013 05:26 PM
• 
  Promising Data on ONCY's Reolysin - Analyst Blog
  5/24/2013 05:26 PM
• 
  How to Beat THIS Market - Weekend Wisdom
  5/24/2013 05:26 PM